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Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery: Season 1

8 episodes Premiered Apr 7, 2001 Updated Jul 19, 2026
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Episodes

S1·E1

The Splendor of the Pharaohs

Apr 7, 2001 · 96 min

The Cairo museum is one of the most extraordinary places in the history of humanity: it houses the treasures of the Pharaohs. Thousands of objects recovered from the tombs: jewels,

S1·E2

The Extraordinary Story of Life

Apr 14, 2001 · 103 min

Ulisse tells the story of life on Earth. An exciting story, which scientists are slowly reconstructing. Alberto Angela will be in the famous Natural History Museum in New York, whe

S1·E3

Everest, the Great Challenge

Apr 21, 2001 · 106 min

Ulisse dedicates this event to the highest peak in the world: Everest. A RAI crew went to the Himalayas, in the Everest region, to show the extraordinary landscapes of this "roof o

S1·E4

The Fire

Apr 28, 2001 · 106 min

Fire has been a protagonist of human history; from the first prehistoric fireplaces, born about 400 thousand years ago, to the flames of space rockets, it has always accompanied ma

S1·E5

Neanderthals, a Drama From 35,000 Years Ago

May 5, 2001 · 109 min

Ulisse offers his spectators a very particular journey: a journey through time, to closely observe the life of a group of Neanderthal men. Thanks to careful studies, a group of sci

S1·E6

Diamonds, Pearls and Gold

May 12, 2001 · 120 min

This episode of Ulisse is dedicated to the most extraordinary jewels in history, and everything behind them: technique, art, nature. The episode takes its cue from the largest diam

S1·E7

In the Hell of Volcanoes

May 19, 2001 · 120 min

The earth floats on a sea of fire: the thin layer of the earth's crust, in fact, rests on an incandescent magma which every now and then finds chimneys to shoot out its fiery splas

S1·E8

Pompei, Countdown

May 26, 2001 · 119 min

Would you like to live in Roman times? Ulisse gives you the opportunity, following hour by hour the typical day of the inhabitants of a Roman city: family life, work, business, lov